I used to live in Florida. Not once, ever, in the (multiple) stops I had over 17 years was I asked by a LEO to turn off the car. Not once was I asked to step out of the vehicle. Not once was I so much as threatened by the officer who had to watch me dig through the glove box to find all the requested paperwork.

It’s…

I was a mighty fine defender back in my day, but I was nothing compared to Dunn. She consistently amazes me.

Honorable mention to “Morroco”, which deftly balanced the reality of living in a country where laws hold to Arab standards while exploring the expectations of expatriots and artists who have flocked there over the years.

Best scene: Bourdain totally does not test mahjoun for it’s potency and flavor.

Mitch McConnell decides what bills can be brought to a vote in the Senate. Nobody else can force one. If he chooses not to let something go up for a vote, it doesn’t get passed.

Judge Merrick Garland knows all about that.

I lived in DFW and Houston from mid 2000 to mid 2003. I tried Whataburger a few times and quickly came to the realization that they make a solid breakfast ... and that’s about it. Anytime I wanted a burger late night or while on the road (driving 300+ miles a day for work without leaving a metro area is fun, let me…

Having moved from Florida to Virginia two years ago, I would not blame him.

Tampa / St. Pete was such a more pleasant and progressive place to live than being near Quantico.

Two years ago I moved from Central Florida to North-Central Virginia (halfway between Richmond and D.C.) and there’s eff-all for good pizza around here. Sure, I can drive an hour or more to get to a Mellow Mushroom — where it’s all about a doughy crust and some ridiculously flavorful topping combinations — but I can’t…

Did you watch that whole play develop out of the U.S. box? Rapinoe was 20 yards deeper into the U.S. zone than that defender she beat to score the goal — she put on afterburners to get into the play, beat a defender to the ball when that defender had every advantage to get there first, AND Rapinoe scored while falling.

Oh, hey, the third best Final Fantasy game for the original Playstation is getting a graphical overhaul. Neat.

Alex Morgan tied the record for most goals in a single match, set by Michelle Akers in 1991. That’s worth celebrating.

Carli Lloyd scored in her fourth World Cup. That’s worth celebrating.

Mallory Pugh scored in her first World Cup. That’s worth celebrating.

Megan Rapinoe ran an Olympic-class 100-yard sprint, beat a…

I was never a gym rat, but I played soccer for over a decade and always wore compression shorts under my soccer shorts for additional protection against the grass when sliding.

Yes, everything compresses. Yes, if I wore compression shorts and then leggings everybody would be able to see my geography.

But ... wearing…

I’ve been the defender falling on their ass when outmatched one-on-one.
During a pickup game.
At UCF.
Against Michelle Akers.

Honor of my life.

“One hour if the temperature is above 90 degrees.”

And if you live in Central Florida, where summer temperatures range close to 100 with humidity percentages over 70, just stay inside.

2001 - 2005 Lexus IS 300.

It has the 2JZ, it seats 3 children (or 2 in big carseats) in the back seat, has ample space in the trunk/boot, and sometimes can even be found in the Sportcross model for the extra wagon feel (if that’s your thing.)

Plus, they’ll save your life when a Nissan Titan with a brushguard t-bones it…

When I lived in St. Pete, Florida, we used PDQ Chicken as our go-to chicken-based drive-thru restaurant of choice. Since moving to the southern edges of Northern Virginia we’ve been far removed from PDQ, and rather miss it.

It’s been nearly 16 years since I moved out of Texas, and in the times since (spent living in Florida and Virginia) I’ve never had a JitB location anywhere close to me. I’ve made it a point to visit when travels have taken me close to one.

The Sourdough Jack and Curly Fries with 1 eggroll still makes for the most…

Jason, it’s been ... awhile ... and your just posted the backstory today of why the guide for IX was awful. Any chance on the retrospective for IX dropping any time soon?

(IX is my favorite of the PS1 games, so I might be a bit biased in wanting your take on it ... )

Please and thank you!

I lived in Orlando or Tampa Bay for close to two decades. It’s super bright there all the times, so wearing sunglasses while outside or while driving was effectively mandatory. Those glasses needed a place to go once inside a retail space, though, yeah? Shirt pocket was always the best option, yeah, but what if the…

That’s all great, but can they figure out how to adjust the channel levels so that speaking characters aren’t 20 decibels more quiet than the music and sound effects? I’d pay an extra $4-$5 a month for that.

That Sharks rally in Game 7 was amazing. Is Joe Thornton the next Ray Bourque, just without needing to be traded away? I’m hoping. I would make for a great story.